The Legendary LinnDrum

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Күн бұрын

A look at the LinnDrum which is arguably the most famous digital drum machine of all time.
0:00 Intro Jam
0:43 Backstory
1:40 Face Review
2:32 How it works
5:49 Connectivity
7:55 Legacy
9:16 Outro Jam
Thank you to the owner of this LinnDrum
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@alphabeets 2 жыл бұрын

The power of the hi hat trick in the LM-1 cannot be overstated. It provides a critically important non-repeating sample that always sounds fresh. The ear doesn’t tire of the sound like it does with a machine gun repeated sample.

@mikemeengs5720 Жыл бұрын

Totally!

@jairkerker2821 5 ай бұрын

I never understood why post 80's keyboards offered hihat, closing hihat and open hihat where they should have done side and tip of the drum stick, so you can groove. Especially because closing the hihat with tip or side pads works perfectly. To this day you regularly have to work around that flaw when you connect an electronic drumkit to another device, samplers and a handful VST plugins excluded.

@neonblack211 Ай бұрын

@@jairkerker2821 because it would be double the amount of samples, also a sample doesn't care what part of the stick it's hit with, it's an electronic sound, you achieve those effects by playing with velocity pitch and cut-off, when you listen to a high hat sound created digitally it's up for interpretation how it's "hit"... most people just use slight variations of the same sound if they want a realistic human feel

@asor8037 17 күн бұрын

@@jairkerker2821 Nostalgia's a b*tch, everything was better before right? Native Instruments session drummer does this all perfectly, and moreover, it' multisampled.

@jairkerker2821 17 күн бұрын

@@asor8037 Everybody knows that everything is better now.

@Tunerguy21 2 жыл бұрын

Always a good day for a new Alex Ball video; even better when it comes with a face review.

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

😀😐😏🤔😬😟😲😛

@paulinfrancis 2 жыл бұрын

The cowbell didn’t disappoint 😄

@trojanhouserecords 2 жыл бұрын

Bahaha

@darkstatehk 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a big face review fan too :)

@everpuremusic 2 жыл бұрын

@@paulinfrancis Haha i thought exactly the same. There is way too little proper cowbell in today’s charts music!

@splode7414 2 жыл бұрын

The gated reverb came on and the sense of hair gel and ripped stonewash jeans became almost tangible. Great video and thank you for the samples!

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

...and we all start chewing Wrigleys.

@FailedMuso 2 жыл бұрын

Came here for the Linn. Stayed for Alex's jazz hands...

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

[Worzel Gummage GIF]

@adamharris7775 Жыл бұрын

In the New Edition song "Cool It Now" (1984), the LinnDrum was heard.

@notlobparrot3057 2 жыл бұрын

That LinnDrum has been gorgeously preserved. Wow.

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

It's a goodun, yeah!

@mordaciousfilms 2 жыл бұрын

It's like 90% of the 80s PRINCE sound there at the end with the flange and reverb added!

@adamharris7775 Жыл бұрын

LinnDrum was heard in the song "Trick to Happy" (2020).

@LFOVCF 2 жыл бұрын

First time I saw an LM-1 was about 3 years ago, at a synth expo. It is a huge magnificent beast, and making it sound like Prince was just amazing. I think your 'ratings faces', need to become recognised synth units (ASU). Great video and tunes Alex.

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Love how deep the LM-1 is. Like those old TVs or PC monitors that we're deeper than they were wide!

@LFOVCF 2 жыл бұрын

@@AlexBallMusic And as a TV engineer, I've carried them all, but the Philips video 2000 was a hefty behemoth.

@MSM5500 2 жыл бұрын

@@AlexBallMusic "Love how deep the LM-1 is" But the memory of LM-1 wasn't "deep" much resulted in that dodgy cycled hi-hat sample.

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

@@MSM5500 I meant "deep" physically. The thing just goes back and back. It's comically large for what it does.

@MSM5500 2 жыл бұрын

@@AlexBallMusic No worries! I know exactly what you meant. BTW There has been an open source HW Linndrum project out there which was entirely neglected by the crowd. I've built my one based upon that project but with use of the original Linndrum 4-pole filters in there (thanks to Cool Audio / Alfa PRAR for 3320 reissue). So I've learnt the architecture as well as circuit operation of both LM1 & LinnDrum very well. The sound module has advantage over the original LinnDrum in polypholy 12 voices vs 15 voices and plays both drum kits at a time yet packed up in 19" 1U rack unit.

@stevenbakos 2 жыл бұрын

The ghost of Prince’s past returns! Love it so much

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

The sidestick is instant Prince. Can't hear anything else when I hit that.

@stevenbakos 2 жыл бұрын

@@AlexBallMusic and the Toms

@adamharris7775 Жыл бұрын

In the song "White Wedding, Pt. 1" (1982), the LinnDrum was heard.

@HotWheelsLeadingTheWay Ай бұрын

Real drums.

@adamharris7775 Жыл бұрын

The LinnDrum bass drum was heard in the song "Peek-a-Boo!" (1982).

@NunyaB1s 2 жыл бұрын

I never realized until the last jam that the linn drum was also all over early industrial too. You can hear it used on KMFDM’s opium and also on the first two Skinny Puppy LPs. I also recognize it from Ministry and a slew of other late 80s early 90s industrial bands.

@gertjelken424 Жыл бұрын

Wrong Skinny Puppy 808 and 909 on Remission and Bites

@NunyaB1s Жыл бұрын

@@gertjelken424 There's no way Assimilate was written with an 808/909.

@subwaygaragemusic 2 жыл бұрын

The kick drum on this one is already punchy enough even without effects. That says a lot about the machine itself.

@westerncivilization 2 жыл бұрын

You are a gentleman and a historian. Great work.

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@willburrito9710 2 жыл бұрын

My first engineering session with the LDrum was amazing. Yes. A basic sound canvas of the ‘80s. I still have those recordings and they are a sound time machine.

@UrbanGarden-rf5op 12 күн бұрын

Yeah!😎😎 @ 3:47 "Place coin here if soundsheet slips" Those were the days. Thank you for the samples. I promise to use them for good, only.

@aleksamrkela831 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear this legend running again! :D The outro jam was a real treat, and I loved the use of it in conjunction with a modular rig. Awesome work!

@stevenk2396 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the very interesting (and funny) video. I really enjoy your "documentaries" about these instruments, keep up the great work!! And thanks for the sample pack as well, really appreciate it!!!

@DEADLINETV 2 жыл бұрын

I always enjoy your content! Thanks for making these backstories and sharing your effort with us!

@justaname1862 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU "SO MUCH" FOR THE SAMPLES....YOU'RE A LEGEND!!! Been wanting these for years....im going to be busy!

@greatheightsu 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the samples! And I labsolutely loved whatever patch you did on that Microfreak at the awesome outro jam!

@pedrokremermotta605 2 жыл бұрын

Man i love your stuff. I was looking for good LinnDrum samples, cant thank you enought.

@MatONeill 2 жыл бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed that... thanks Alex! Very kind of you to drop in a little free gift for those who watched till the end - I happen to have been looking for a classic linn drum type sample pack and now I have the real deal :)

@SewerTapes 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the rad sample pack. Your videos are just as informative as they are inspirational.

@Skraboing649 2 жыл бұрын

Alex, I just DL'd the sample pack. Talk about thorough! Thanks so much!

@2.7petabytes 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video fine sir! You, as usual, come up with come great videos demonstrating some of the most iconic instruments out there!

@Mosswurk 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, nothing beats analog in terms of fun. Very cool of you to make that sample pack, cheers 😎

@zackperkins6107 2 жыл бұрын

Love the sounds. My absolute favorite sounds even compared to other drum machine greats like TR-808, 707, and almost the 909. Almost. Great and informative video Alex!

@Stevali1966 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Al for the video and the samples.

@c4li 2 жыл бұрын

wohoo awesome video as usual and thank you for the samples!

@electronaut7429 5 ай бұрын

Nice video and a free sample pack. Thank you!

@juanandresmonardes3390 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Alex Excelent video and Thank you very much for the Free Sample Pack!

@YesYesYessYes 3 ай бұрын

I've listened to your Jam at the end about 20 times❤

@chrisevans1546 6 ай бұрын

Just stumbled across this channel/video. Thanks for making it fun.

@andrewfurman9552 2 ай бұрын

This was phenomenal, thank you!!!

@denismkitchen 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the sample pack!

@adamharris7775 Ай бұрын

The LinnDrum was heard in the 1992 ending version of the 1969 Sesame Street song "Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street?".

@dgsoundCA 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Alex for the whole package: great video, brilliant music, samples gift, glorious face review! ... cowbell face F T W !

@pascalillustration3650 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video ! And thanks for sharing the sounds.

@GP-2000 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, Alex, thank you so much for this. Been wondering if you were ever going to cover the Linn drum machine. Fascinated with this machine since the 80's. #prince 💜

@marcdanielnelson317 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video, Alex! Made me smile and laugh a good laugh

@bikesandtech 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great video and the free samples.

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Emjoy!

@SunLogic1973 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent demonstration and background, Alex! I love the history associated with these.

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Eric. Yes, always fun to research the backstory of these.

@adamharris7775 2 жыл бұрын

The LinnDrum was heard in the 1982 live version of the song “Young Turks”.

@adamharris7775 Жыл бұрын

The LinnDrum hi-hat was heard in the song "Sushi" (1982).

@NoisyMachines 2 жыл бұрын

Love the end track! Bro you are amazing! :D

@vinnytnecniv 2 жыл бұрын

Great videos , its so interesting to listen to the History of the instruments , so much fun 👍🏼

@bowel_movement 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, the outro jam was realy sick! Love the sounds and weirdness!

@traitortotheliving 2 жыл бұрын

Great video once again thanks Alex!

@anthonybrett 2 жыл бұрын

Another winner Alex. Brilliant!

@VladoT 2 жыл бұрын

Top video as always!!!

@MAZZI100 9 ай бұрын

Superb as always!.

@tehedx 2 жыл бұрын

A lot of us probably face review your fave reviews with a big smile. Nice outro :)

@RDiefenbach 2 жыл бұрын

This channel is the most British thing I have ever seen. I fucking love it.

@glenesis 2 жыл бұрын

334th! Howdy! Congrats on your reunion with this classic beast. Can't thank you enough for deep-sampling this. Thanks always for all you do!

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Glenn. Yeah, nice to see it again for a short while. Deep-sampling was a must!

@soundforcenicolas797 2 жыл бұрын

Waouh I never realize this thing was so big! It looks so huge next to the modern machine. Thanks for another interesting video Alex.

@davidholloway3011 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the Samples Alex, I'll be sure to put them to good use.

@dosgos 2 жыл бұрын

Well researched and interesting narrative. Learned a lot about the Linn boxes today. Thank you.

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear, thanks!

@midnightsocean2689 2 жыл бұрын

lol you always make the happiest tracks. man that drum machine sounds so good.

@VNDM-MUSIC 2 жыл бұрын

dude, fucking 20 secs in and you have me grooving and most important: smiling ear to ear. Golden.

@gophercrow 2 жыл бұрын

Alex, your posts always get a like from me. I've wanted one of these since the 80s, so I'd like to give a second like for the LinnDrum video. When you used your Roland modular sequencer to change the pitch of the samples, I wanted to give a third like for that too! PS - Gated reverb is ace even on cheap 80s drum machines like the DDM-110. In fact, it could be argued that cheap drum machines benefit the most from reverb and other effects embellishing the cheesiness of their samples.

@faylonbiryani 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent as always! 👍

@adwarfsittingonagiantsshoulder 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the samples !!! Excellent demonstration, I loved the Linn Drum hooked to the modular !

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers. Yes, always fun to drag things over to the modular to see what happens. Enjoy the samples!

@adwarfsittingonagiantsshoulder 2 жыл бұрын

@@AlexBallMusic Thanks a lot !

@brittmurray9818 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the samples! Back in the day I had a demo flexi record of the Linn Drum. Really wish I still had that!

@siljamickeify 2 жыл бұрын

You make such fantastic music!! Drives me nuts!

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mikael!

@mackadresse6095 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Alex Great job as usually, ad a real reference in the business. Sharing your knowledge is entertaining and never boring!

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mack!

@peter-utrblk 2 жыл бұрын

Oh Man, what a stunning track at the end of this informative video. Thanks Alex.

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Peter!

@bennyshambles 2 жыл бұрын

I have a friend who found one of these at a thrift store about ten years ago and it was super cheap, less than $50 if I remember correctly. It’s a good thing he found it too, because he was a synth and drum machine obsessed musician who has put it to good use.

@thomaskolb8785 2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha, isn't that what people usually say when they bought a vintage musical instrument for more money than what they care to admits? AKA "honey, it wa so cheap, I will make a ton of money when I sell it".

@KRAFTWERK2K6 2 жыл бұрын

thank god no scalper took it before him. At least NOW it's actually used and not sitting around as "speculation object".

@samanderson806 2 жыл бұрын

Hey man, thanks for the samples!

@001REQ 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks... I will definitely use these samples!

@josefdepovic8495 Жыл бұрын

man you are killing me with those sample packs.

@issiewizzie 2 жыл бұрын

As always you captured the spirit very well

@creativecomposites6193 2 жыл бұрын

Best facial LinnDrum preset sound review i have ever seen, thanks:)

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Have there been any others? 😄

@asiullopes 2 жыл бұрын

your videos are amazing!!!

@daisy_mae2004 Жыл бұрын

My teacher just showed us this in class. Absolutely loved it when you looked up every time you showed us a setting 😂

@adamharris7775 Жыл бұрын

The LinnDrum was heard in the 2013 version of the 2010 Cartoon Network theme.

@Elavator66 3 ай бұрын

Do you know about "EKT"? that mysterious song has the linndrum in it.

@Rainier_ 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the samples! Great!

@ianwynne764 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Alex: Your videos always make me smile. This video gave me a laugh as well. Thank you.

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian, appreciate it.

@juxty3102 2 жыл бұрын

Alex's channel is one the best and my favourite music channel. 😁

@XavierRadix 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for providing the very informative and insightful 'Face Review' section in your videos. It's a fantastic way to measure the *stankness* and/or *phatness* of a particular sound. Which is very important to know for any potential buyer. Now I know that I need to at least buy three LinnDrum's. This technique should be used in every musical instrument review from now on. Trademark it while you can.

@SeanSecret 2 жыл бұрын

Here before 1k views :3 Always a pleasure watching your videos!

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

You're so early that midi hasn't been invented. 😉

@SeanSecret 2 жыл бұрын

@@AlexBallMusic What is midi?!?!?!?

@Stazma 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video as always, thanks for the samples ;-)

@teddybearasaurus 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome playing🔥 the other stuff is a bonus too. Love this🙌🏽

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@antongracon3345 2 жыл бұрын

I'll review those Lit-up glasses with my comment. A great side dish to this channel, and marvelous explanation of an instrument I was able to install onto my Yamaha PSR-S970. Great job, Alex.

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the....glowing review. 😎 Glad to hear you got the samples running in your Yamaha.

@baxtronicxavier 2 жыл бұрын

The outro jam was sick!

@Vim-Wolf Жыл бұрын

Downloaded and throwing into my TR-8S. Thanks muchly.

@retro-dademusic6403 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, Alex! Nice work on the Jan Hammer mention at 8:10 😎

@vaiman7777 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video thanks. Face review is priceless :D

@GiantBugs 2 жыл бұрын

Great video ! You always find a way to make a piece of gear interesting

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Max!

@l0riz624 2 жыл бұрын

the LinnDrum is in my opinion the best Drum Machine ever made. It's sounds are just pure magic and fit in basically every 80s Song!

@davidpetersonharvey Жыл бұрын

I remember progressing one in the studio in the '80s. I loved it then and would love to have one now. They were great machines.

@dyscotopia Жыл бұрын

It has a lot to recommend it as far as interface innovation, and it's got a well thought out kit, but any decent drum machine or groovebox from the last twenty years with loadable memory can surely hold its tiny bit crushed samples, with much more sound sculpting ability besides. It deserves its place in history. Linn is a legend, but best drum machine of all time is a stretch. Most important arguably, but I lost interest in music once everything became a dx7 and Linn drum preset. Just reams of awful synth pop

@Behnan 2 жыл бұрын

Thx for the samples..much appreciated :)

@evanglicanism 2 жыл бұрын

You've been on a roll lately. 2600, Jupiters, now a LinnDrum! Your channel is growing too strong!

@AlexBallMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Some pretty obscene gear, yeah. Even better....there's more. Much more. 😃

@PatrickRosenbalm 2 жыл бұрын

Alex I had a Ball as usual watching your video! Always first class content! I wish I had one of those in my collection. I did have the opportunity of using one back in the late 80s. I don't think it really ever had a true equal.